making time

...to make presents for small babies almost here in this world, much more fulfilling than buying them from the shops....even though I have been tempted so many times lately....many cute things to see and purchase....so many clever minds and hands making things. I unwrapped my sewing machine for the first time today, I realise how much I love it, so fast and smooth and therapeutic. Solving little creative problems whilst listening to nice vibes, Gillian Welsh today, such good brain food and soul nourishment!

mixed up days and fun times

Sorry for my long delay, here's some updates a few weekends worth of fun times! Healsville, just as lovely in the rain....
sweet smelling leaves and soils....
soup for lunch with an open fire.....
The weekend before, Dromana, clear, beautiful sea water...eating ice cream and walking on the pier....
Lazing on the sculptures, soaking up the scenery....
fooling with the art and enjoying its playfulness.....
eating lots of lovely handmade pizzas....
poking around the vege patch.....impressed by the variety and knowledge of the time and passion and dedication needed to grow such beautiful foods.....
tasting some wine......relaxing in a moment of sunshine.....
Now to the river, the Yarra, which slices Melbourne down the middle, here, a few km from the city, it is lovely and strong...
Just like my little mooch.....
Feeling freedom and space and clean air.....and the beautiful blue/grey of the Australian landscape.....
a loud protest to the presence of Long Long, drowned out by laughing kookaburras in the gum trees.......gay my life is :)

sunny days

After all the sick, sick days, we finally made it to our holiday destination...just. It was an excellent week of swimming, relaxing, talking, eating and renewing all of our energies. We saw some beautiful turtles and fish and underwater landscapes as well as some funny and cheeky monkeys and monitor lizards. It is hard to switch of from a busy mind and just be in peace but a beautiful place encourages you to do so, with little to do besides take your time and enjoy the quiet. Back in Melbourne, the rain seems to keep falling, but it is a very pretty with all the leaves falling from the trees in what I call wintumn, as we don't really have an autumn and winter is actually very mild, especially after surviving a couple of Tokyo winters! So wintumn it is :) Going back to the daily grind is much easier with a break in the mind.